Ashland University
Ashland, Ohio · Private · 2,199 undergraduates · ashland.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
76%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1035 to 1208
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$58,260Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Ashland University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
76% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$58,260
a year in 2027-28, from a $58,260 sticker price
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 56% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 980, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- CLT accepted alongside ACT/SAT
Source: Undergraduate Admissions | Ashland · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
76%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1035 to 1208
Reading and Writing 505 to 610
Math 530 to 598
ACT composite 20 to 25
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$58,260
a year
- Tuition$38,230
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,187
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,750
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,280
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,265
- Over $110,000$27,959
Financial aidEstimate
73%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$20,835
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
30 of 30
Earn credit with a score of 3
23 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,820Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| Art History | 3 | ART 150 | |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | Math 205 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | Math 205 & Math 206 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | Chem 103 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | Chem 103 & 104 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 6 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 6 | CS 121 and CS 122 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 9 | CS 121 CS 122 and CS 230 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 140 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 101 & ENG 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 101 & ENG 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIO 110 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 251 & FREN 252 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 261 & GER 262 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LTN 110 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LTN 110 & LTN 210 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECON 233 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECON 232 | |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MUSIC 227 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 5 | 6 | MUSIC 227 and MUSIC 228 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MUSIC 259 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 5 | 6 | MUSIC 259 and MUSIC 260 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHYS 206 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | Physics 205 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 271 & SPAN 272 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 372 & SPAN 373 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 208 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 6 | |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 212 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
57%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$56,321
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Ashland University$72,830
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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